Lobophyllia valenciennesii
©Lyle Vail: Lobophyllia valenciennesii at Pidgin Point, Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards (WA Museum).
©Anne Hoggett: Lobophyllia valenciennesii at Cobia Hole, Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards, who notes: "Flat encrusting colony with chunky walls & large teeth obvious through tissue. Mouths have distinct colour. Central part of the colony flat and a solid colony with no gaps between walls."
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Mussidae
Genus
Lobophyllia
Species
Lobophyllia valenciennesii
Colours
Distinguishing features
Flat colonies with thick, fleshy walls with large teeth. Central part of colony bare. Sometimes there is a groove along the top of the walls. Polyp mouths ~1cm diameter.
Information provided by Zoe Richards.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
